Extended Learning Assignments
week of November 2nd-6th
Thursday
Math: Finish yesterday's assignment and/or revisit & complete with bar models
Wednesday
Math: 5ATBp41
Tuesday
Math: 5ATBp37 [5-9]
Monday
Math: 5ATBp33 [1, 2e, 3i, 3j, 4d]
Admin: SPL Books (trip to Delridge Library tomorrow)
week of October 26th-30th
Wednesday
ELA: List top 3 choices for assigned stanzas from "The Raven"
Admin: Bring in any & all questions about our overnight for discussion & planning
Tuesday
ELA: Research & record definitions of selected words in "The Raven" stanzas 15-16
Arts: Practice figure drawing with "Furious Flea"
PBL: Wiki Rabbit Hole, 8 entries, starting with selected element
Monday
Arts: Practice figure drawing with "Furious Flea"
PBL: Wiki Rabbit Hole, 8 entries, starting with selected element (due Wednesday)
Admin: Get all paperwork in immediately!!
week of October 19th-23rd
Friday
Admin: Get overnight volunteer form filled out & returned on Monday
Optional: Start Wiki Rabbit Hole, 8 entries, starting with selected element
Thursday
Admin: Get field trip packet filled out COMPLETELY and returned by Friday
Wednesday
Math: 5ATBp28 (due Friday)
ELA: Wiki Rabbit Hole, 5 entries, beginning with Raven
Admin: Get field trip packet filled out COMPLETELY and returned by Friday
Admin: Using acronym list, create a class name to present & vote on
Tuesday
Math: 5ATBp28 (due Friday); review Unit 1 for tomorrow's assessment
PBL: Complete Wiki Rabbit Hole assignment if not already done
Monday
Math: 5ATBp27[1-7] (due Tuesday; pp27-28 complete due Friday)
Applied Math: Practice proportional human figure drawing, 4-5x, then try drawing your Elemental character according to new learning
week of October 12th-16th
Friday
Review/revise work on class name acronyms. Continue research into chosen element & development of character.
Thursday
Continue work on class names/acronyms
Wednesday
Class name acronyms: Choose a one- or two-word name for the class and assign words to match the letters (like the example I gave, SPUTNIKS: Screaming Purple Unicorn Techno Nerd Ingenious Kid Scholars).
Tuesday
Math: 5ATBp22
Monday
Math: 5AWBpp12-15; spend some time with the factors chart looking for patterns, and be prepared to discuss
PBL: Wiki Rabbit Hole, Copper +4. Starting at the Wiki page for copper, read through the article and write one sentence including one or two important/interesting details. Choose one link on the page to follow to another page, and repeat this process. End result should be a list, 1-5, of the pages visited and one sentence for each. Thinking about the narrative, or how we talk about the connections between the five pages.
Other: Return STEM info packet ASAP (if needed)
week of October 5th-9th
Friday
Applied Math: Complete double bar graph for first & last names
Thursday
Applied Math: Complete bar graph for full names
Singapore Math: 5ATBpp17-20
Wednesday
PBL: Read "Does Gold Come From Space?" Highlight unfamiliar vocabulary, choose 3 words & define in the glossary in the back of the Science Notebook.
Applied Math: Create two bar graphs illustrating letter frequency in student first names & last names.
Admin: Bring in library card OR fill out & return card application form.
Tuesday
Math: 5AWBpp7-11
PBL: Write 3 or more questions relating to elements arising from our class conversation (in science notebook).
Admin: Bring in library card OR fill out & return card application form.
ELA: Begin using Reading Log form.
Monday
Math: 5A Workbook pp. 5-6
ELA: Create anagrams using your full name
Applied Math: Combine letter frequency tables (first names & last names) into a single table with totals.
Admin: Have parents look over, sign, and return Data Verification packet.
week of September 28th-October 2nd
Friday
ELA: Create anagrams using the letters created in the illuminated manuscripts project.
Applied Math: Create letter frequency table for student last names, in the same style as the table made for first names.
Art: Create letter designs for capital Q, V, W (optional)
Thursday
ELA: Continue work on "IAM(B)" poems, due on Friday.
Wednesday
ELA: Continue work on "IAM(B)" poems, due on Friday.
Tuesday
Math: Complete Monday's assignment is not done so. Challenge: Pronunciation rules for "dec" (hard vs soft c)
ELA: Continue to work on "I Am" sentences, reworking to fit iambic meter.
Monday
Math: Textbook 5A pp. 15-16 in green math notebook; look up prefixes for 6, 7, 8, 9 "illions" (bonus assignment, optional)
ELA: Continue to develop "I Am" sentences, thinking about & working towards iambic meter of sentences
week of September 21st-25th
Monday
Math: Textbook 5A pp. 8-14 Read through lessons 1 & 2, complete all questions.
ELA: Apply "slash & x" notation to the first two stanzas of "The Raven" to illustrate the meter of the verse.
-Fill out & return information forms sent home on Friday, if not already returned.
-Continue working on drafts of illuminated letters, taking feedback & ideas from class conversation to enhance first draft concepts.
Tuesday
ELA: Apply "slash & breve" notation to stanzas 3-4 of "The Raven" (see scansion).
-Fill out & return information forms sent home on Friday, if not already returned.
-Continue working on drafts of illuminated letters, taking feedback & ideas from class conversation to enhance first draft concepts.
Wednesday
Math: Complete Monday's assignment (if not already done).
-Continue work on illuminated letters 2nd/3rd draft, working toward release drafts (to be completed on Thursday).
-Review information sent home; fill out & return 5th grade potluck invite ASAP.
Thursday
-ELA: Apply "macron & breve" notation to stanzas 5-6 of "The Raven."
-Continue work on illuminated letters, working toward release drafts (to be completed & turned in on Friday). Additional copy of selected letter for crayon resist/gold leaf treatment.
-Review information sent home; fill out & return 5th grade potluck invite ASAP.
Friday
week of September 17th-18th
Monday
no school
Tuesday
no school
Wednesday
no school
Thursday
Read through "The Raven," highlighting all unfamiliar words. Choose 3 of these words, research & write definitions.
Continue work on questions, with 5 or more items listed (or sentences written) for each: Who are you? What are you? Where are you? What do you want to learn & do this year? What do you want for our classroom? What do you need to learn & do this year? What do you need for our classroom?
Friday
Deliver Welcome Packet to family, as well as Instrumental Music permission form and PTA enrichment class information. Fill out & return all necessary forms.
Work on first drafts of STREAM-themed illuminated letters spelling out your name, one letter per page as large as possible). Inspiration here.
Continue defining unfamiliar words from "The Raven," for a total of 6 by Monday (if this goal was met on the first night, you are not required to do more).
Continue consideration of our "need" questions, in preparation for our conversation next week developing out classroom norms.